So I watched the web cams all day... Other than the time out for Monaco, and a cooking show, and a bit outside between the rain drops.. beautiful day on the Isle! Clear skies, people wearing sweaters instead of parkas, no waves in the harbor... Didn't see anybody I recognized though... Who's 'Twig'? They spelt their name out in pebbles in the grass at the bungalow-4...

Well we had a lovely ride out!met up at a gloriously sunny pit lane...heard all the sirens and thought maybe give the course a miss and looking at the headlines and accident count am glad we did...so we had a nice ride to the edge!not closer to the edge-we rode to the edge...now that'll have some of you scratching your heads lol!Sorry stu-tried getting in contact with you a few times over the week but your Manx phone no that I had-well someone else answered and your English ones switched off!Greta natter and laffs had by all-so here's to sof Neddy steady and me!sparks ride outs are back!PS cheers to sof for shouting everyone's dinners!steak and ale pie....YUM!

gary the nurse wrote:Well we had a lovely ride out!met up at a gloriously sunny pit lane...heard all the sirens and thought maybe give the course a miss and looking at the headlines and accident count am glad we did...so we had a nice ride to the edge!not closer to the edge-we rode to the edge...now that'll have some of you scratching your heads lol!Sorry stu-tried getting in contact with you a few times over the week but your Manx phone no that I had-well someone else answered and your English ones switched off!Greta natter and laffs had by all-so here's to sof Neddy steady and me!sparks ride outs are back!PS cheers to sof for shouting everyone's dinners!steak and ale pie....YUM!

Glad you lot had a nice ride and good weather for it! Wow, the course was that bad, accident-wise? Sorry to hear that. Was the "one-way for the fortnight" clause still in effect?

As always, wish I could be there. I'm hoping I get some job stability soon, so maybe I can plan another trip.

It wasn't as bad as normal re accidents-but there were peaks and troughs-fri practice as busy-mad Sunday was very quiet...probably cos it was racing (and it has lead for some to speculate that mad Sunday racing could occur more often-especially with the possible side effect of less accidents...

15% drop in accidents ain't to be sneezed at-no spec ie rider fatal all fortnight-last happened 2006!and only poor yoshi to lose his life in the actual racing...hmmm accident free-no as can be seen on the Friday senior-accidents will happen...

But the ride out was fun!lying in bed writing this and got smile on face remembering it-the mark of a good ride out!and yes fella get yoursen back over here asap for the next!

There is only one thing wrong about the Sunday Racing for me GT it's that the marshals are out three days on the trot making it more like work as much as I love the job , but the reduction in accidents is one way to look at it , but accidents don't all ways follow a set rule mores the pity ! or we could factor out far more than we do ,